Established | 1967 |
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Location | 156 Heaton Park Drive NE Atlanta United States |
Coordinates | 33°46′43″N 84°19′05″W / 33.77855°N 84.318089°W |
Type | Science museum |
Director | Douglas Hrabe |
Owner | DeKalb County School District |
Website | fernbank.edu |
The Fernbank Science Center is a museum, classroom, and woodland complex located in Atlanta. It is owned and operated by the DeKalb County School District, which announced in May 2012 it was considering closing the facility to cut its annual budget, then quickly shelved the plan after public outcry. The nearby Fernbank Museum of Natural History is a private non-profit organization that is separate from the Science Center.